Light was coming. The man who killed the love of her life was coming. Ty lee had always aspired to be someone of pure intentions, someone who wished no ill will on others, someone who was not vengeful. She couldn't help but feel a strong desire to end his life. She had never felt that way before and it scared her, she didn't understand it. Had loosing Jet really changed her that much? She heard a faint plodding sound in the distance.
"He's almost here..." She said quietly, absent mindedly. Her voice was not exactly sad, but it lacked her typical chipper energy.
"How do you know?" asked chief Yagami seriously. Ty lee glanced at the police officer who was staring down at her. Another girl may have felt threatened by this obvious imbalance of power but not her.
"I just do, he should be here in around seven-ish minutes" she said closing her eyes. The room was quiet, the air was tense, the anticipation was high. I wonder what he'll be like, thought the acrobat. To be truthful, she had no idea who would be walking through door. The team was situated in front of a large TV screen, the lights were dimmed so it was easier to see them. ty lee thought that it was unnecessary, since they weren't currently watching any actual video but said nothing. The detective, she knew, often had reasons that she just wouldn't have thought of for doing may things. She didn't want him distracted by her questions.
There was a knock on the door and Ryuzaki was whipped from his scheming back to reality. , he thought, feeling nothing in particular. He will doubtlessly try to gain more information, not only about myself but Ty lee as well. He chanced a glance at the girl in the far corner of the room. Not for the first time that day he cursed himself for admitting that he had a heart. There were so may ways to use the object of his affections, ways to really implicate Light but the thought of doing so made him sick. If he didn't feel for her what he felt, things would be immeasurably easier. What made it even more frustrating was that he knew she would do anything to but Kira behind bars and would go along with any scheme he thought up even if it led to her death. She felt that she had to make things right and would do anything to achieve that. She saw death and was not afraid, in fact she smiled right at it and embraced it like an old friend. The detective wasn't sure if this attitude towards death was immaturity or extreme spirituality.
Watari, ever so diligently went to answer the door, followed by the...cat? that threatened him so. "Hello Mr.. Light Yagami, thankyou for making it here on such short notice." said the elderly man. from behind the wall.
"It was no trouble at all, actually I was wondering when Ryuzaki would call again...what is that?" said the mass murderer obviously gesturing to MoMo. Ty lee's eyes flew open when she heard his voice. Without really realizing she stood up and began wandering to the portal to the hallway. The detective followed her trance like walk with his eyes. She peeked around the wall timidly, she almost looked like a child, burdened by the fear and grief she doubtlessly felt. She froze. "who are you" asked the young man. She was silent. They both were silent for what felt like hours. What is going on, thought the detective anxiously from his chair. Something significant had clearly just happened. He would have to consult with watari later. "Oh I know who you are, you're the Sakura Angel aren't you" Ty lee shrugged.
"That's what they've been calling me...it isn't really what I would have chosen but...you know what that's like don't you..." she said looking at the ground.
"I don't know what you mean." said Light tiredly. ty lee's back straightened, the task force still with L could see a tempest brewing around her.
"I bet you like to think you're the best liar, like ever!" she said, the detective imagined a dangerous smile forming on her lips. She giggled, "but you aren't even close. You and I both know that there's only one thing saving you right now and trust me, I'm working on that." The happy go lucky way she spoke unnerved them all.
"Why are you so intent on defeating Kira?" asked Light.
"You killed someone I care very deeply about. That isn't something you can just forget. Also, you are like hard core messing with the balance of the world so..." she sighed "Look can you just STOP killing people, It would be so much easier for everyone if you just, I don't know took up knitting or baking or something. Something fun and productive and not ya know lame like mass murder!" Light laughed.
"You've been spending too much time with Ryuzaki, he's got you convinced hasn't he." said the criminal master mind with a laugh. The individual in question cursed internally. Now they will all think that I brain washed her into believing light is Kira. No one will take her allegations seriously . Ukita walked over and stood next to Ty lee, obviously in veiw of Light. He jerked back a bit, but Ty lee swiftly grabbed his arm to calm him down, it all happened so quickly he hardly caught it. What happened? thought L growing confused, did he see something? Did he remember something? There was a heavy silence.
The team went about its business for the day. Light passed his test as expected. It was clear that both Ukita and Ty lee felt very uneasy around Light and it seemed that light hadn't missed the way Ryuzaki would stare at Ty lee. For whatever reason though, he had neglected to say or do anything to indicate that he was aware, other than occasionally giving the detective a knowing smirk. He knew that Light didn't entirely take the acrobat seriously, which suited the detective just fine. Not only could she do her job better without being under his scrutiny, she was also a little safer.
On another note, L was happy to see that Light couldn't charm her. She was indifferent to his many attempts to wrap her around his finger. He would ask her questions about herself, but she would answer cryptically or not at all. She would occasionally ask a question of her own, always avoiding eye contact and never straying too far from Ukita.
Things were going smoothly until something, not unexpected but still surprising happened. There was a break in the discussion. The room was silent and tension hung in the air like a creepy sloth so naturally it was incredibly humorous when "Hungry like the wolf" erupted from Ty lee's phone. As the only normal person in the room,Matsuda just couldn't take the awkwardness and doubled over laughing. Everyone else just raised an eyebrow or frowned deeply. Ty lee's face went beet red as she slowly removed the phone from her pocket. The task force, except for Light all knew what was happening. "Hello" she said quietly in English. L got up from where he was sitting and stood next to Ty lee, chewing on his thumb. "NO! Nothing's wrong this is just a bad time for you to call now." She pulled the phone away from her ear and winced. She brought the phone back, "Sokka relax, okay!" she said sternly, she donned a wicked grin, "oh and by the way, you owe Azula fifty bucks!" She giggled "Well, I'm kinda in the room with him," L frowned.
"Ty lee..." he said aggrievedly. She pulled the phone from her ear.
"Oh you relax too! You're going to be meeting him soon anyway so there's no point in doing the secret identity thing with him. Besides he gets the whole 'I have secrets' thing so don't stress out!" She brought the phone back. "Sokka stop complaining, you bet against Azula and you lost. I mean really you betagainst AZULA!" She frowned, "No sokka he isn't a robot," she rolled her eyes "I just know okay!" She frowned again, "get your head out of the gutter Sokka..." she was quiet for a while, then raised an eyebrow and looked at the detective. She held the phone out to him. "He wants to talk to you," she said seriously. The detectve tentatively reached out and took the phone from her.
"Hello" he said, a question almost in his tone.
"Who is this!" said an angry sounding voice on the other end of the line. This was going to be one of those conversations. "Never mind, I know exactly who you are and what you're up to!"
The detective sighed and slumped even more. "And what am I up to exactly?" he asked dryly.
"You mean other than taking advantage of airhead?" he said bitterly. Ryuzaki frowned.
"I would appreciate it if you didn't call her names like that. I admit that the likelihood of me actually going out and finding you is remarkably low but I WILL cut off communication between the two of you if it continues." he said in his usual way, Sokka huffed on the other end of the line and Ty lee frowned and crossed her arms.
"can you believe this guy?" she asked Light indignantly, forgetting for a moment that she was talking to a phycho. Light just laughed
"first of all she's practically my sister so I'm allowed to make fun of her. Also for your information calling her airhead is both witty and hilarious and if you knew us better you would get that." he took a breath, "second of all, I have her migraine treatment, third of all seeing me does wonders for her stress levels" he finished sounding pleased with himself.
"I could easily hire someone to identify the herbs in her remedy and have them replicate them" said the detective. The line was silent. The detective felt mildly victorious.
"Look pal, I know you feel all big and tough with all your connections and stuff, but if Ty lee wants to see me she will. You can put together all your stupid connections and build yourself a great big net to try and trap her in but all the connections in the world could hold her to you." he laughed, " with a "poof" she'll be gone. " L understood. " So I guess I'll be meeting you in three days." said Sokka in a business like tone. " In the park at 3:30 pm."
"Yes, have a good day...Sokka..." With that the imbecile hung up the phone and the detective handed the phone back to the acrobat. "I don't think that we are even remotely capable of getting along." he said and returned to work.
Later that evening, after Light had left Ty lee and Ukita both announced that Light was definitely Kira and they couldn't explain why. Typical Ty lee, thought L smiling over his shoulder at the acrobat as she slept. What was she dreaming of? Was she facing his death again? Why did her death scare her so much? Why was it always raining in her dreams of him? What was it like to dream of someone you cared about? Did she care boo him? Did she love him? It was too soon to tell.
Sorry this took so long and sorry it's so short! from here on out the story will take a more one shoty vibe, with shorter chapters up dated more frequently until I get to a chunk or two that have a lot that doesn't go down in the show (I don't read the manga, sorry the boxes all confuse me...I guess I'm just weak minded). I'll mention stuff that happens but I don't want to narorate. Also You will get to see Sokka quite a bit from here on out so enjoy him! Also if any of you have any ideas for fluffy bits that I could work in that would be great, (Only fluffy bits though, I have the heavy romantic stuff coverd ;) )